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Friday, February 29, 2008

Royal Foodie Joust - in just under the wire!!!

I did it...I really thought that there was no way that I was going to get this done but I did! The Royal Foodie Joust is an event that is held each month. It is hosted by the amazing Jenn - the Left Over Queen. Each month the winner from the previous month gets to choose the three ingredients that we are suppose to create a recipe using. Last month's winner was Heather - Gild the Voodoolily and she chose Pork, Citrus and Pink Peppercorns. When I saw those ingredients my first thought was that would make a really crappy brownie!!! See, I love brownies and anytime I can I make them I do. But this time I was going to have to be a bit more creative than that!

I also had a real problem this month finding pork that I would eat. If you have read anything in this blog you will know my stand on CAFOs and Factory Farming. I am still a carnivore but I refuse to support the industry. This is a challenge but one that I am determined to succeed at. I have found chicken, beef, pork, buffalo meat and seafood that is all humanely treated and fed. But for some reason I could not find what I wanted to out of desperation I grabbed some hot Italian style porksausages that was humanely raised. I had no idea what to do with this. So after standing in front of my open fridge for about and hour (yeah...for real!).See messy food filled fridge?

It hit me. I had some fresh cilantro still so I was going to make a citrus salsa to go along with my sausage. Turned out absolutely incredible. It was so fresh tasting and zesty along with the hot sausage.

Cut up all of the fruit into small pieces. With the citrus make sure that all the white and membrane is removed. Stir all of the ingredients together and allow to sit for at least an hour before using. I used it the next day and it was incredible!

I just pan fried the sausage and served it with the salsa, oven roasted beets and sauteed spinach. I wish I had of had people over to eat this with us.Would I make this again? - You bet!!!

And onto something totally unrelated there is a new picture on my side bar telling you that I am famous. Click on the click here link to read the interview!

Ahh...a break from French bread...(hahahaha). Your thinking process reminds me of me. And I love a packed fridge. You really came up with a great dish. I love salsa any way I can get it. Never have tried those carambolas, though. Interesting!

How funny. Your response just popped up as I was commenting the first one. You know, it was an interesting challenge and I'm completely glad I did it. I'm a fearless cook, and have tackled some amazing things in the kitchen (including my husband...hahahah) but I've really been a little skittish about this recipe. Live and learn, right? Now that I've taken up all this space on your blog...back to reading about French Bread!